ATMOSPHERE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND ON THE CONTINENT. 



685 



Table III. — The Number of Dust Particles in the Atmosphere for 1893 — continued 



Place. 



Date. 



Hour. 



Number of 



Particles 



per c.c. 



Wind. 



1,2 

 B 5 



S 



State of 

 the Air. 



Remarks. 





May 

















Baveno . . 



5 



5 P.M. 



2,100 



E. 2 



70 



14 



Very clear 



At lake-side ; sudden 

 rise of wind. 



)> 



6 



9 A.M. 



2,900 



S.E. 2 



62 



9 



Clear 



At lake-side. 







12.30 p.m. 



4,500 



E.S.E. 2 



!) 



10 



u 



>) 







2.30 p.m. 



4,800 



S.E. 0-5 



>; 



33 



>) 



)> 







3.30 p.m. 



3,600 



E. 1 



58 



135 



>! 



On hill-side 1 500 feet up ; 

 wind and numbers 

 variable. 







4 P.M. 



3,450 



N.E. 0-5 



56-5 



12-5 



)> 



On hill-side 2000 feet up; 

 wind and numbers 

 variable. 







4.15 p.m. 



1,650 



S.E. 0-5 



58 



14 



)) 



On hill-side 2000 feet up; 

 numbers changing 

 with wind. 







6 P.M. 



1,225 



E. 2 



59 



12 



J) 



At lake-side. 



Locarno . . 



8 



5 P.M. 



3,000 



S. 0-5 



59-5 



9-5 



)> 



On hill-side 500 feet up. 



Lucerne . 



9 



5 P.M. 



800 



S. 1 



61-5 



13 



Very clear 



At lake-side; air off lake. 



Vitznau . . 



10 



9.30 a.m. 



2,800 



S. 0-2 







Clear 



On steam er near Lucerne. 







10 a.m. 



5,000 



?? 







)j 



Ons teamer near Vitznau. 







11 A.M. 



10,000 



Calm 



58 



7-5 





On lake-side ; numbers 

 variable. 



RlGI KULM . 





1 P.M. 



8,700 



N. 0-2 



42-5 



2-5 



Thick 



Wind and numbers 

 both variable. 







2.30 P.M. 



2,800 



N. 1 



39 







In cloud 



No rain. 







4 P.M. 



2,100 



N.E. 05 



39-25 



0-25 



>) 



ji 







6 P.M. 



1,500 



N. 0-5 



36-5 







)» 



j> 



j j 



11 



7 A.M. 



525 



N. 0-2 



36 



0-5 



>j 









9 A.M. 



756 



Calm 



37 







>) 









9.30 A.M. 



739 



>) 



38 



!> 



■if 









11 A.M. 



698 



N.E. 0-5 



39 



!) 



33 



Clouds passing over hill- 

 top. 







12 



574 



N.E. 1 



39 



)> 



33 









1 P.M. 



2,750 



33 



39-5 



0-5 



33 



Distant thunder ; clouds 

 passing over hill. 







3 P.M. 



1,400 



N.E. 2 



37 







35 



Cloud settled on hill-top. 







5 P.M. 



550 



E. 0-5 



33 



33 



33 



Been showers of sleet, 

 hail, and rain. 







7 P.M. 



441 



N.E. 0-2 



36-5 



33 



33 



Raining. 



)) 



12 



7 A.M. 



690 



E. 2 



36 



33 



33 



Clouds passing over top 

 of Rigi. 







9 A.M. 



975 



E.N.E. 2 



34-5 



1-5 



Medium 



Top of mountain clear 

 of clouds. 







11 A.M. 



3,000 



33 



39 



3 



Thickish 



Showers in distance. 







1 P.M. 



3,375 



33 



36-5 



2-5 



>> 



Snow-showers in the 

 afternoon. 







3 P.M. 



5,700 



E.N.E. 1 



36 



3 



Medium 



Transparency variable 

 in different directions. 







3.30 P.M. 



5,700 



)> 



35 



3-5 



j> 



Thunderstorm in direc- 

 tion of Zurich. 







5 P.M. 



2,025 



E. 3 



31 



? 



>) 



Clear to E., thickish W. 







7 P.M. 



1,625 



E.S.E. 2 



30 



1 



1 



Clear in some directions, 

 thick in others. 



» 



13 



7 A.M. 



2,050 



!) 



33 



1 



Clear 



Hochgerrach just visible; 

 cloudless. 



